How to Save on Data Center Hardware

Data center maintenance is a very serious matter that needs to be on the radar of IT managers in every organization. The reason is very simple: a data center stores all the company’s information — including the most sensitive ones, such as customer data.

Any misfortune, then, that disrupts the operation of a data center can cause inestimable damage — which according to Vertiv1 can be up to $9,000 per minute.

Therefore, it is very important to be up to date with data center maintenance. In this article, we will show you how to save on hardware investment by extending the use of some equipment.

The 3 Types of Data Center Maintenance

Hardware is not cheap, which is why its good conservation is taken very seriously. So it is not just a matter of correct storage/installation of equipment, away from dust and in a refrigerated place. The company must monitor the operation of the storage closely, through the 3 types of data center maintenance.

1. Preventive Maintenance

It exists to detect hardware failures at an early stage. A specialized team makes a complete survey and attests to the “health” of the entire system.

The goal of preventive maintenance is to anticipate problems and solve them without the company having to shut down the data center. So, the problems detected here do not yet compromise the operation of the system, that is, the company still has a margin of time to apply the adjustments.

2. Predictive Maintenance

This type of maintenance is done at the maximum limit before a piece of hardware actually has problems. That is, it is still in operation, within its respective useful life, but its replacement must be provided as soon as possible.

Here, many OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) already want you to buy new hardware, which obviously has a higher cost. But there are better investments, which extend the use of equipment, as you will see at the end of this article.

3. Corrective Maintenance

Finally, we have corrective maintenance, which consists of repairing or replacing equipment that has severe failures or has stopped working completely. When it is part of a hardware maintenance plan or schedule, it follows processes that do not require a complete shutdown of the data center.

However, when they are unexpected, they are the result of the absence of the two previous maintenances. The damage is doubled: both due to the inoperability of the system and the replacement of hardware. It is worth remembering that the short circuit generated by a defective equipment can damage other connected parts.

Save on hardware investment for data center maintenance

DC Parts has access to the inventory of numerous suppliers from all over the world and therefore a huge availability of used data center hardware. Before sending them, each of them goes through the following process:

Testing: individual inspection of each component;
File erasure: any pre-existing data from storage hardware is deleted according to industry standards;
Aesthetic restoration: extraction of all internal and external dust;
Installation of the purchasing company’s software;
Proper packaging and dispatch by trusted carriers.

In addition, we offer equipment warranty and the certainty of its operability. This means that the savings achieved by opting for used hardware (but supplied by a company specialized in the sector, such as DC Parts) is very relevant.

Many parts reach the end of the OEM warranty without any defect. Therefore, you can count on DC Parts to extend the use of this equipment, hiring only our data center maintenance and warranty services.